Solomons corella

"Cacatua goffini" redirects here. This synonym has also been used for Tanimbar corella, Goffin's cockatoo

The Solomons corella (Cacatua ducorpsii), also known as Solomons cockatoo, Ducorps's cockatoo or broad-crested corella, is a species of cockatoo endemic to the Solomon Islands archipelago. This small white cockatoo is larger than the Tanimbar corella yet smaller than the umbrella cockatoo. The species is common across most of the Solomons, absent only from Makira in the south. It inhabits lowland rainforests, secondary forests, cleared areas and gardens.

Solomons corella
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Cacatuidae
Genus:	Cacatua
Subgenus:	Licmetis
Species:	C. ducorpsii
Binomial name
Cacatua ducorpsii Pucheran, 1853
Synonyms
Cacatua tanimberensis Roselaar & Prins, 2000 Lophochroa goffini Finsch, 1863[2]

Description

The Solomons corella is about 30 cm (12 in) long. They are predominantly white. They have a blue eye ring and a recumbent crest which resembles a sail in its raised state. As other members of the subgenus Licmetis, it has a pale bill.

Distribution & population

The Solomons corella is abundant on all islands in the archipelago except Makira and surrounding islands.^[3] Ornithologists estimate that the bird has a population of around 100,000 individual birds. It has been listed as Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.^[1]

Solomons corella on a Dari millet

Breeding

The Solomons corella nests in tree cavities. The eggs are white and there are usually two in a clutch. The eggs are incubated for about 25 days and the chicks leave the nest about 62 days after hatching.^[4] Wild birds typically breed from July–September.^[3]